[h2][center][u][color=7ccd7c]Cade[/color][/u] 
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Cade had just begun to calm down when things went from alright to terrible. Any control over his emotions shattered when he heard about management was dead. He rose from his reclined posture and eyes fixed on Angel, the messenger. A tinge of fear edged into them. 

Even with his limited knowledge about Ouros, any blood spilled was not going to end well. 

[color=7ccd7c] “I wonder what gave them that idea?”[/color] Cade couldn’t help but ask. He started to feel that perhaps some of Ante Mortem’s rumors were actually true. 

As if reading his mind, Cade’s ears caught a shout ring out. 

"Stop right there!"

His head snapped to the source and watched several men part from the crowd. They marched in their direction, a determination in each step, as they surrounded the small group. Impulsively Cade’s hand already started to spark with electrical energy while the man spoke.   

"You have shed blood on the neutral ground, you Mr. Legna and your guests are Anathema!" When the words finished, palms shot out and glowed red.  The fire erupted then formed into heated balls before being hurled at them. 

"I bring shape to the void."

Angel’s voice broke the heat of battle. The scene broke apart like a shattered mirror’s reflection, leaving them all in white space. The shards faded into dust which drifted away. 

Rin’s voice broke the silence first. “This is beyond a simple retrieval mission now.” 

"Beyond simple? This is a haunting mess." Angel answered, his steps echoed as the surroundings fell into something more familiar. It appeared to be a library.

"Ah, I see you have all managed to give shape to your psyches, excellent." 

At Angel’s words, Cade looked down at himself. His ‘psyche’ physical form was similar to his original with a few minor changes. The tiredness had faded. His skin seemed perfectly clean and even his aura had the glow to it. Small electrical wings folded upon his back, sparking occasionally.  

As Rena/Rin warned Angel about his limited time, Cade looked around for Samad. He found his partner lurking in a nearby corner. The older Asylum looked nothing like he had expected. 

The Iranian’s outline was hazy like his momentum alchemy was in full activation. It was enough to cause Cade’s eyes to hurt by simply looking at it. Red covered the fingers tips, fresh from the look of it. A hole seemed to have been created in his chest where approximately his heart should’ve been.   

Angel began to explain their location and what had happened. He passed his glance from Asylum to another. The imagery was little hard to swallow for Cade. He had seen the inside of a living skull and the patch seemed to hollow out Angel’s one eye, giving a ghastly appearance.

Rin started on their duties, mainly with their priorities. The least pleasant fact was that a Chrono would soon be hunting them. 

[color=7ccd7][i]Could…any worse?[/i][/color] 

Cade asked Samad. The Iranian didn’t answer, his focus purely on the meeting at hand.  Now things rested on Cade solely finding Anya before everyone got killed. 

When the world came together upon exiting the void… time reset to the exact moment they left. The last words from Angel’s lips were Cade’s least favorite.  

"Ah, I forgot about them...."

Cade’s attention shifted back to the crackling energy in his palm. He needed more time as he gritted his teeth. [color=7ccd7c][i]Where was Samad?[/i][/color] 

Thankfully, both Maeve and Kiara stepped up and activated their overdrive. The gruesome scene left Cade’s stomach to churn inside. At the end of it, it seemed the two girls were exhausted. 

[color=7ccd7c][i] Samad?[/i][/color]

[b][color=deba5e][i]Looking… her.[/i][/color][/b]

Silence… Cade fought the instinct to merely rush blindly into the crowd. It wouldn’t help anyone. His alchemy died on his palm into a condensed ball caged by his fingers in a simple gesture. The energy packed inside was meant to act like a flash bomb but seemed unneeded now. 

[b][color=deba5e][i]Found… Eastside, nearest the club’s bar… be careful of… [/i][/color][/b] Samad’s voice broke up in Cade’s skull. 

[color=7ccd7c]“Damn this blasted link. She’s in the east area of the club,”[/color] Cade uttered as he rushed off toward the east direction.